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Synopsis:

A Hispanic woman and her young daughter are thrown into the middle of a well-to-do but remarkably dysfunctional family in this comedy drama from writer and director James L. Brooks. Flor (Paz Vega) is a single mother who has struggled to support her daughter Cristina (Shelbie Bruce) working as a domestic in Mexico. Hoping to give her daughter greater financial security, Flor packs up their belongings and moves the family to California, but Flor refuses to surrender her Latino identity and opts not to learn English; meanwhile, Cristina quickly learns to speak the language fluently.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: James L. Brooks
  • Studio: Gracie Fims, Columbia Pictures
  • Year: 2004
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Los Angeles, CA
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for some sexual content and brief language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2004 12 17 (USA)